For a long time, the tagline at the end of my blog posts or newsletters has been, “Remember, knowledge isn’t knowing something, it’s living it.” That tagline communicates part of what I’m about here. It’s easy to sit here and to “Monday morning quarterback” preparedness. I enjoy reading and learning interesting […]
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Be Crafty: Crochet in the Round
Welcome back to the world of crochet! Tell me, have you enjoyed making your projects? I would seriously love to see what you have done so far. How did the double crochet go? Was it easy? Did your project with the double crochet go faster than the single crochet? Which […]
Items People Forget to Prep — A Dirty Little Secret
Preparedness. It’s as simple as being prepared. For what are we preparing. Some people start with TEOTWAWKI aka The End of the World as We Know it. While that is not outside the realm of possibility, it is much more likely that something much smaller than TEOTWAWKI. It may be […]
Broken Bones and Preparedness
So a week ago last Monday, I was out running errands with my family. My youngest daughter had an orthodontist appointment. Ethan, my middle son needed some new dress pants, new tennis shoes, and strings for his new-to-us (but used) cello. My oldest daughter needed some buttons for a shirt […]
8 OTC Items That Could Save Your Life
This article, written by me, was originally posted over at The Organic Prepper. In preparation for an emergency situation in the medical realm, there are some fairly inexpensive OTC items that could potentially save your life during an SHTF situation. Now I am NOT a doctor, and I don’t play […]
How to Hide Your Preps in Plain Sight
Sometimes it’s hard. We have all this stuff – all these prepper gadgets and gizmos, and these are GOOD to have. The problem hits when people can easily find them, or they know about them even if they are tucked away. Or what if we’ve really maxed out our storage […]
Be Crafty: Learn the Double Crochet
Welcome back to the world of Crochet! Last week, we learned two basic stitches, a slip stitch, and a single crochet. How did the single crochet go? If you haven’t posted a picture of your crochet in the comments, please do. I would love to see it. Don’t worry if […]
Stuff People Forget to Prep – Home Repair Supplies
When things are going along smoothly, how often do you find yourself running to the hardware store to pick up things to repair something that broke or was damaged by a child or (oops) by yourself? But what if something happens and a trip to the hardware store isn’t […]
Start Prepping Here – The “Why” You Do The Things You Do
Everyone has reasons for everything that they do, even when they don’t know what those reasons are. Sometimes people may even know why they are doing what they are doing, but they can’t even express it in words. Our prepping has reasons behind it too. Why We Do What We […]
Be Crafty: Learn to Crochet
By: Joanne Jones One of the best feelings is to snuggle under a handmade blanket on a cold night. The feeling of knowing that someone cared enough about me to make sure I was warm and thought of at the same time. There is something almost magical being wrapped in […]
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